So, in seeking to make him nobler than he could be, she destroyed him.

She injured and hurt and scarred herself, but she lost none of her worth.

She also had the children.
He drank rather heavily, though not more than many miners, and always beer, so that whilst his health was affected, it was never injured.
The week-end was his chief carouse.

He sat in the Miners' Arms until turning-out time every Friday, every Saturday, and every Sunday evening.
On Monday and Tuesday he had to get up and reluctantly leave towards ten o'clock.

Sometimes he stayed at home on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, or was only out for an hour.